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No Golf Clap Please

Every now and again, I am struck powerfully by something I see, or hear, or experience randomly.  In these moments it feels as if I’m being given a gift by God.  Some of them are positive reactions and some are … Continue reading

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God is in the details

Before leaving Cincinnati, Ohio to come to seminary at Virginia Theological Seminary I worked for a man named Charley.  Charley is a devout Christian.  He is a member of a Pentecostal church and as our Baptist brothers and sisters like to … Continue reading

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Ora et Labora

Today our Eastern Orthodox and Catholic brothers and sisters celebrate the life of a very unique and interesting woman:  Scholastica.  She is celebrated as a virgin of the church and the first Benedictine Nun.  The latter is fitting since she … Continue reading

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“The kingdom of God has come near to you.”

Today in the calendar of saints we celebrate the life and ministry of Channing Moore Williams (b. 1829), Missionary Bishop of China and Japan who died on this date in 1910. Bishop Williams, amongst other things, a proud graduate of … Continue reading

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“I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?”

If you will permit me, I am writing my Daily Cup entry with not so much Friday on my mind, but Saturday.  The quote from Isaiah (Isaiah 43:19), which is the title of this Daily Cup entry, has been on my … Continue reading

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